Allied Forces Press Advance Near Metz Amid Balkan Front Struggles
American divisions brace toward Metz as 24th and 1st corps drive, isolating a Japanese regiment near Ormoc and driving through Dutch-Holland lines. Farther east, Soviet actions on the Hungarian front continue. MacArthur signals peril to Nipponese in the Leyte area. Allied progress reports highlight heavy fighting, with German counterattacks repulsed and bridgeheads consolidating along the Maas and Roer rivers.
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Senators Reject Bloom Plan For Treaty Ratification
In Washington on November 15, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee opposed reviving a Bloom plan to ratify treaties by a majority in both houses. Some members warned changing the two thirds rule would be harder than gaining majority treaty ratification. Senator George and others urged preserving constitutional requirements as key to any international agreement. The judiciary committee has four Gillette town amendments stalled, with concerns about two thirds approval and states’ ratification. Poster size notes indicate ongoing debate and procedural hurdles.
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Aries Hizhte
George
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Senate Judiciary Committee
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Connally
Freeze On Social Security Payroll Tax Faces Opposition
Wallington November 15 Chairman Arthur J. Altmeyer of the Social Security Board urged doubling the payroll tax to protect the old age pension system. Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg has pushed to freeze rates for another year, while President Roosevelt may veto a fourth freeze. The plan would raise payroll taxes by about 1.4 billion dollars annually if enacted.
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Tinst
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Social Security Board
Arthur H. Vandenbers
i-Mich
Congress
House
Roosevelt
30 Towns Seized In Russian Drive Near Budapest
Russian assault forces pushed through a 100 mile front northeast of Budapest, capturing more than 50 Hungarian communities including Uzbek center Dazbereny. German withdrawals along the line expanded toward Miskolc as Soviet communique reports noted a wave of withdrawals and strategic retirements to defend remaining positions.
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London
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Miskolc
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Mende
Karem
Soviey
Flerlin
Vnn
Hertia
Ernst von Hammer
Burdhapest
Gyomro
Hull to receive humanitarian award for 1944
Secretary of State Cordell Hull, recovering in Bethesda naval hospital, was named to receive the Variety Clubs of America humanitarian award for 1944. The honor includes a silver belt and a $1000 check to be presented at a Washington dinner during a two day meeting of the clubs.
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Cordell Hull
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Variety Clubs of America
O'Donnell
Barker
People's Organation
Mull
Npelt
Hull
Flana+han
Martha Berry
George Washington Carver
Elizabeth Kenny
Union Bows to War Board in B-29 Strike Settlement
The War Labor Board pressured the union to end the B 29 engine plant strikes in five New Jersey sites. Union leaders, led by President David G. Newcomb, pledged to resume work at once, starting with the midnight shift, though managers doubted full production could start by 8 a m. The walkout idled over 23 000 workers across Weight Aeronautical Corp in Paterson area. The November dispute began Monday with supervisory staff, affecting Belo Superfortress engine output critical for the war effort.
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War Labor Board
Washington
Nf Dala
Belo
New Jersey
Wright Aircraft Supervision Assoc
William H. Davis
WLB
Sovernment
David G. Newcomb
Pateergon
Aeronautical Corp
Paterson
John F. Butler
Ivan L. Willis
Japan
British Submarines Sink 24 Jap Ships In New Raids
British submarines in far eastern waters have sunk four more Japanese ships, raising total destroyed in five days to nine. A November communique reports 45 ships sunk earlier, and notes damage to Car Nicobar harbor from surfaced boats while torpedoing an anti-submarine vessel and shelling the inland jetty area.
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Admiralty
East Java Sea
Celebes
Tornedo
Car Nicobar
Alan
Rand
Royal Navy
United Nations Move Bar Spain From Peace Talks
Britain signals a firm UN policy on neutrals, barring Spain from peace talks unless it contributes actively to the Allied war effort. The stance, reflecting U.S. and Soviet views, also implicates Argentina and Eire, with Sweden, Switzerland, Portugal, and Turkey left uncertain. In Tokyo, Japan suspends its baseball league due to the war situation.
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London
United Nations
Traq
Dias
Spain
Prissis
Peare
Able
Richard Law
Saute
Clivizs
Commons
Britain
Sweden
Switzerland
Portugal
Turkey
Pleane
Collavar Anna
Fiend Slashes and Mutilates Women in Two Coast Murders
Police linked two nude, mutilated bodies found in separate downtown hotels to a single killer. Victims Virgie Lee Griffin 25 and Lian Johnson 30 were slain with a knife and razors, Johnson registered earlier as Mrs O S Wilson of Steubenville Indiana. Investigators described the crimes as exceptionally brutal and connected to the same suspect, a 37-year-old man, sought after a hotel clerks reported his registration with the victims.
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Los Angeles
Steve Wilson
Poller
Dect. Ltd
J. Hurst
Virgie Lee Griffin
Lian Johnson
Miss Johnson
Miss Griffin
Milas. Johnson
Gald
Harry Hansen
Winnie Ruth ‘Judd
Inethe
Cme Ployes
O. S. Wilson
Stewbensville
Ind
De Gaulle Heads to Russia Amid UN Conference Talk
Speculation grows that a major United Nations conference in Moscow may bring Roosevelt Churchill and Chiang Kai-shek together. Gen Charles de Gaulle plans to leave for the Soviet capital with French ministers.
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Churchill
Chiang Kai-shek
Stalin
Ching la Enn
Germany
Miniter Churchill
Chiang Kuleshek
Moscowstan
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Stiliin
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Spain
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Belgium
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Rumors Put Hitler in Japan Hidden by Submarine Tale
New York based sources report spread of a theory that Adolf Hitler survived the war and traveled to Japan aboard a submarine. Gorday Fraser, a Blur Ni work correspondent, cites conversations among American soldiers and civilians as the rumor broadens.
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Amer I
Germany
Gorday Fraser
Nazification Decree Orders Wehrmacht Officers to Embrace Nazi Ideology
A new German decree requires all officers and men in the armed forces who are party members to educate themselves in Nazi philosophy while on and off duty. Previously military personnel were required to leave the party during service. The decree’s origin and links to Himmler remain discussed.
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Bette
Iain
Herlin
Vencoms
Oreder Ty
Heinrich Himmler
Han Authanhy
Clee
Germany
Swede Volunteers May Fight Nazis in Norway
A movement in Sweden to authorize formation of a volunteer corps to fight the Germans in Norway gained momentum after the liberation of Norwegian territory. London sources say discussions occurred in Stockholm among Swedish and Norwegian officials. Leaders named include Gunnar Andersson and George Branting.
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Sweden
Waa
Norway
Stockholm
Gunnar Andersson
Swedish Trades Union Congress
Ceorge Branting
Finland
Poverie
Soviet officer says Japan risks creating two powers foe Tokyo
Col Tulchenov warned in Moscow that Japan has attacked the Soviet Union several times and that longterm expansion risks unbalancing world power. He cited the 1939 border clash, the war with the United States and Britain, and the shifting balance as American forces grow stronger in the Pacific.
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Ivan Tulchenny
Vetevan
Japan
Red Army
Soviet Union
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Britain
U. Ss
Adidreas
Statin
Jamnaeon
Tokyo
Col
Tolchenov
U. 3.5
Philippines
Col. Tolebenoav
Kick Off for War Bond Campaign Set for Monday Rally
Retailers and store managers will form a "Third Ring" to aid war bond sales in a county drive. J D dues and B W Bowen note the effort links to the Army, with quotas of 300 in bonds per merchant and tiered promotions from private to general. The kickoff includes a 9:08 a.m. rally at the Kearse theater led by Charles E Hodges and Howard I Chernoff.
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Rvetail
SAT
Kearse
Phira Army
Derive
J.D. Dues
Bowen
Tel Army
Rene Yer Saly
Treasury
Charles E. Hodges
Chamber of Commerce
Howard I. Chernoff
Snowfall Reaches Fifty Inches in South Dakota
The official weather bureau sub station at Spearfish reported up to 50 inches of snow in the Black Hills area after a two day storm. Heavy drifting closed roads around Spearfish Sturgis and nearby towns with drifts up to 25 feet in some locations. Local residents faced significant travel disruption as snow and blowing snow affected Rapid City and surrounding districts.
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Weather Bureau
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Deartwood
Sturgin
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